• Distribution firms billed N756.93bn, recovered N597.56bn
• ATC&C losses rose to 37.44% from January to March
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Nigeria’s power sector recorded a decline in operational and commercial performance in the first quarter of 2026, with electricity generation falling by 9.64 per cent and distribution companies losing an estimated N140.64 billion to technical, commercial and collection inefficiencies.
The latest report by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) also revealed that average available generation capacity from the country’s grid-connected power plants dropped to 4,457.96 megawatts (MW) in the first quarter, representing a decrease of 942.42MW or 17.45 per cent from the 5,400.38MW recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025.
